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| J&K Gujjars demand separate DD Channel for Gojri | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 29- Demanding a separate Channel for Gojri on Doordarshan, the Gujjars of Jammu and Kashmir today expressed a strong resentment against non-representation of their mother tongue in daily telecast of various channels of Doordarshan in the State, including Kashir Chanel, DD Srinagar and DD Jammu.
Speaking in a special gathering of Gojri Writers organized by Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation here, Dr. Javaid Rahi, National Secretary told that Gojri is one of the significant languages of India and it needs special attention and encouragement form government of India.
He said a delegation of prominent Gojri writers had met with Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ambica Soni in Srinagar in October last and demanded that the DD Rajouri be made functional on priority and should be declared “DD Gojri” but nothing concrete emerged out of it adding that a delegation of Gojri writers will visit Delhi during December to pursue the case there.
He said that centre has allocated more than Rs 400 crore this year for DD channels in J&K but it is astonishing that DD did not telecast even a single daily program in Gojri. Dr. Rahi said the DD News Srinagar and AIR NEWS Srinagar does not cover the reports from remote villages and tribal population of the state in their own mother tongue. The whole area is much affected by militancy. It has therefore failed to counter the Pakistan Television (PTV) Gojri News bulletin aired daily at 4:30 pm through its powerful transmitters set up along the border.
He alleged that DD channels are in no way the representative channel of all communities and tribes of J&K State and the DD has not only failed in meeting the aspiration and expectations of tribals residing in boarder belts of Jammu and Kashmir but it has also failed in its much publicized aim of countering the false and malicious propaganda of the channels from across the International borders.
Arif Sajjad said Gojri has been given 2 per cent representation each in its 24x7 telecast of DD Kashir channel and this is humiliating even this 2 per cent representation is also not being given to us.
Others who spoke on the occasion demanded that at least one hour daily program in Gojri should be started from DD Srinagar and DD Jammu and due representation should be given to Gojri speaking people on DD Kashir.
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